Gag
Gag noun - A playful or mischievous act intended as a joke.
Usage example: the timeworn gag of asking a tobacconist if he has “Prince Albert in a can”
Shine
Shine noun - Brightness created by light reflected from a surface.
How words are described
| good | good gag | good shine |
| particular | particular gag | particular shine |
| original | original gag | original shine |
| prominent | prominent gag | prominent shine |
| Other adjectives: simple, entire, big, great, huge, little, new, final, last, different. | ||
Common collocations
| times | gag times | shine times |
Both words in one sentence
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The Shine or Die story arc is where it started to switch from gag a day to action dramedy.
Source: Webcomic / And Shine Heaven Now - The 'lost storyline' was a plot conceived in the early days of Shine, back when it was still gag-a-day format and Pip had yet to arrive on the scene.
Source: Webcomic / And Shine Heaven Now -
A running gag on And Shine Heaven Now is that the new member of Iscariot wants to know what bathroom the gender-ambiguous Heinkel uses.
Source: Which Restroom Dilemma
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